Cholesterol levels in normal Irish adults: The Mater hospital cholesterol screening survey

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-181

  Collier, J F ^a   Maguire, S ^a   McGing, P ^a   Codd, M B ^a,b   Kyne, F ^a   Wright, E ^a   Halton, K ^a   UaConaill, D ^a   Sugrue, D D ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 0029837940     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02940246     Document Type: Article

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